We continue our Season Review series, in which we look back at how the season went for each Sacramento Kings player. Today we look at Malik Monk. Malik Monk was far more than a super 6th man this season for the Sacramento Kings – he was one of the squad’s best and least-replaceable players. A year removed from setting an NBA record for highest offensive rating and scoring the most points in the league, the Kings offense dropped to 13th in offensive rating and 9th in points per game. Kevin Huerter’s deep shooting numbers fell from a career high in 2022-23 to a career low in 2023-24. Harrison Ba ..read more

We continue our Season Review series, in which we look back at how the season went for each Sacramento Kings player. Today we look at Keegan Murray. Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox are the faces of the Sacramento Kings, but there may not be a more important player for the near future of this franchise than one Keegan Murray. Keegan Murray had an excellent rookie year.  Murray was drafted with the expectation that he could come in and help out both now and in the future.  Unlike most other lottery picks who got given a ton of freedom to find themselves and play through mistakes on b ..read more

We continue our Season Review series, in which we look back at how the season went for each Sacramento Kings player. Today we look at Keon Ellis. Keon Ellis had a storybook season, going from a two-way contract to a postseason starter for the Sacramento Kings. Crazier still is that despite a few solid stretches in sporadic opportunities throughout the year, nobody really saw this coming. Sure, Ellis had good minutes off the bench, like the 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 assist in 14.5 minutes against the Houston Rockets. Ellis entered the game as the Kings were badly losing their second ..read more

It’s time once again for our Season Review series, in which we look back at how the season went for each Sacramento Kings player. We begin with Domantas Sabonis. The Sacramento Kings and skilled big men seem to go hand in hand.  Throughout our nearly 40 year history, the Kings have had quite a few big men who were highly skilled not just as scorers and rebounders, but also as passers: Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Brad Miller, DeMarcus Cousins and now Domantas Sabonis.  But Sabonis’ 2023-24 campaign was exemplary for a myriad of reasons and stacks up among the all-time seasons in Sacram ..read more

Sacramento Kings General Manager Monte McNair spoke to media Monday and was peppered with questions about Malik Monk’s free agency this summer. While he refrained from getting into negotiation specifics between the team and Monk, he noted the mutual affection that exists between both sides. “Number 1 thing you want is that you want that player to be here, and Malik wants to be here. Number 2 is we want him, and we love Malik. And we know he fits. He fits what we’re doing,” he said. “I won’t get into any of those specifics but credit to Malik, he gets to make a free agent decision, I think we ..read more

Malik Monk knows this offseason is going to be complex. As his free agency looms, he admitted Monday in a session with media that he knows even if more money may be available to him from another team, it might not be a better situation than he has in Sacramento. “It’s big because I can go somewhere else with a lot more money and be in a worse situation. So, you never know,” said Monk. “I have a great agent that’s going to do his job. I think my job is done. I did what I needed to do this year, and it’s going to play out. I think it’s going to play out in the right way.” Monk, a top candidate ..read more

It’s been a busy day around the Sacramento Kings. Let’s round it all up. The Brooklyn Nets officially announce Jordi Fernandez as their new coach While this news was reported last week, the Nets made their official announcement today. “I am truly grateful to lead the Nets as head coach and cannot thank Joe, Clara and Sean enough for this exciting and humbling opportunity,” said Fernández. “My family and I are thrilled to join such an incredible organization and become part of the vibrant Brooklyn community. I am eager to get to work with this talented group of players and collectively drive o ..read more

One of the hardest parts of the Play-In Tournament is the suddenness of it all. That’s also the appeal, and I’m certainly not advocating for any changes to the play-in structure, but being eliminated in a single game situation just hits a little different than losing in a first round series, even in a series that went 7 games leading to the same sort of sudden death environment. I’m still going over all the way things could have gone differently, and yet it’s hard to imagine any different outcome. As long as the Pelicans showed up for the game, they were going to win. They were Sacramento’s kr ..read more

The Sacramento Kings entered this game feeling good after overcoming the Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately for the Kings, they have a new nemesis to overcome in the New Orleans Pelicans. The Kings entered this game having lost all five matchups against the Pelicans, and this game followed the same script. The Kings were flummoxed by New Orleans’ length, couldn’t hit open shots, and were outplayed by the Pelicans throughout. Every time the Kings would close the gap, New Orleans responded. The Pelicans held on to the end, defeating the Kings 105-98 It’s a frustrating loss that encapsulates th ..read more

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